The Baker County press., December 09, 2016, Page 9, Image 9

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2016
THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS — 9
Local & Entertainment
Button retires from Step Forward
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“The bottom line, when
you talk about the mission
of Step Forward is service
to people with disabilities
and Step Forward just
simply excels at that,”
said Button. “I’m sad to
be retiring but by the same
token, it’s time for a new
generation, it’s time for a
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Harvey continued:
“Share information with
each other’s staff, and
have meetings, to discuss
differences in plans, and
consider alternatives which
would reconcile proposed
action with the County’s
laws, policies, and plans,
and take all practical mea-
younger sheriff to come in
town. There’s going to be a
lot of battles to be fought.
Some of the legislative
stuff that’s coming out of
Salem now just makes you
sick. We fought twenty
plus years to help develop
the rights and the freedoms
for people with disabilities
and then you see edicts
coming out of Salem that
wipe that away with the
stroke of a pen. And the
new director, whoever he
or she may end up to be, is
going to have their work
cut out for them. But I’m
abundantly confi dent that
we have the staff within
Step Forward to deal with
the future, to deal with the
challenges, and continue to
get the job done.”
sures to resolve any con-
fl ict (consistency). This
must be completed before
going to public input.”
Harvey continued:
“Come to an agreement on
plan of project, then bring
plan to public for input.
Make changes or adjust-
ments to plan, after input
from public and other
government agencies.”
Harvey continued:
“Where mutually accept-
able to local government
and the Forest Service,
coordination may be com-
pleted and documented by
staff-to-staff communica-
tions, but fi nal decisions
rest with decision makers.”
He said, “That would be
your upper echelon staff,
and the Baker County
Commissioners.”
Montoya said, “I think
a decision on the Forest
Plan might rest with the
Forester.” Harvey said,
“No. I disagree.”
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9- Make a speech;
14- ___ Nostra;
15- Operatic solo;
16- Tint;
17- Bolshevik target;
18- Untruths, tells false-
hoods;
19- All, in music;
20- Cluster;
23- They appear before
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24- Holiday start;
25- Hire;
29- Poi ingredient;
31- Draft initials;
34- Ninth-century pope;
35- Atmosphere;
36- Work without ___;
37- Obvious;
40- ___ soup yet?;
41- Baseball’s “Walking
Man” Eddie;
42- Range;
43- Some M.I.T. grads;
44- Hawkeye Pierce
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45- Dark suit;
46- Tussaud’s title:
Abbr.;
47- Miss identifi cation?;
48- Salt;
56- Counting everything;
57- “Star Wars” princess;
58- Helen’s mother;
60- European capital, in
song;
61- Pitcher Hershiser;
62- Grow together;
63- Hagar the Horrible’s
dog;
64- Actress Diana;
65- Appear to be;
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2- Winter pear;
3- Golfer Aoki;
4- Bring home the ba-
con;
5- Boldly aggressive;
6- Running wild;
7- Per ___;
8- Facilitate;
9- Book size;
10- Path;
11- Prefi x with meter;
12- Baum barker;
13- Emerald Isle;
21- Orchard;
22- Aired again;
25- Borden bovine;
26- 1980s attorney
general;
27- Ancient Greek city-
state;
28- Hoist;
29- Home of Oral Rob-
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30- I smell ___!;
31- Headband;
32- Open a tennis
match;
33- Eye sores;
35- Footless animal;
36- Kofi ___ Annan;
38- Plant tissue;
39- According to;
44- Lucky charm;
45- Sand bars;
46- Distance runner;
47- More cunning;
48- Nurses;
49- ___ even keel;
50- Have the nerve;
51- Lump of dirt;
52- Long lunch?;
53- Sorts;
54- Sandy tract;
55- Actress McClurg;
59- PIN requester;